Cambridge Assessment International Education

Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

COMPUTER SCIENCE 0478/21

Paper 2 October/November 2018
MARK SCHEME
Maximum Mark: 50

Published

This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the
examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the
details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have
considered the acceptability of alternative answers.

Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for
Teachers.

Cambridge International will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes.

Cambridge International is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2018 series for most
Cambridge IGCSE™, Cambridge International A and AS Level components and some Cambridge O Level
components.

This syllabus is approved for use in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate.

This document consists of 14 printed pages.

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Generic Marking Principles

These general marking principles must be applied by all examiners when marking candidate answers. They should be applied alongside the
specific content of the mark scheme or generic level descriptors for a question. Each question paper and mark scheme will also comply with these
marking principles.

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 1:

Marks must be awarded in line with:

• the specific content of the mark scheme or the generic level descriptors for the question
• the specific skills defined in the mark scheme or in the generic level descriptors for the question
• the standard of response required by a candidate as exemplified by the standardisation scripts.

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 2:

Marks awarded are always whole marks (not half marks, or other fractions).

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 3:

Marks must be awarded positively:

• marks are awarded for correct/valid answers, as defined in the mark scheme. However, credit is given for valid answers which go beyond the
scope of the syllabus and mark scheme, referring to your Team Leader as appropriate
• marks are awarded when candidates clearly demonstrate what they know and can do
• marks are not deducted for errors
• marks are not deducted for omissions
• answers should only be judged on the quality of spelling, punctuation and grammar when these features are specifically assessed by the
question as indicated by the mark scheme. The meaning, however, should be unambiguous.

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 4:

Rules must be applied consistently e.g. in situations where candidates have not followed instructions or in the application of generic level
descriptors.

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GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 5:

Marks should be awarded using the full range of marks defined in the mark scheme for the question (however; the use of the full mark range may
be limited according to the quality of the candidate responses seen).

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 6:

Marks awarded are based solely on the requirements as defined in the mark scheme. Marks should not be awarded with grade thresholds or
grade descriptors in mind.

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Question Answer Marks

Section A

1(a)(i) 1 mark for any meaningful array name related to Task 1 × 2 4
1 mark for correct data type AND use related to Task 1 × 2

These are examples, many alternatives are valid.

ItemCode
string
to store the item codes

MenuItem
string
to store the menu items

Price
real
to store the prices

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Question Answer Marks

1(a)(ii) 1 mark for any meaningful variable name related to Task 2 × 2 4
1 mark for correct data type AND use related to Task 2 × 2, e.g.

These are examples, many alternatives are valid.

ItemCode
string
to allow items from menu to be input

ItemCost
real
to hold price of current menu item

TotalCost
real
to store current total price of the order

Quantity
integer
to store the quantity of an item ordered

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Question Answer Marks

1(b) Any five from: 5

• Initialisation
• Loop for entry order
• Input of item code and quantity
• Calculation of total price
• Method of termination of loop e.g. use of flag
• Generation of unique order code
• Display Order
• display complete with unique order code, menu items, quantities, prices, total cost of order

Example algorithm
Total_Cost ← 0
Order_Complete ← FALSE
Order_Item ← 0
Order_Number ← 0
Daily_Order_Counter ← 1
// The following would be repeated throughout the day
REPEAT
OUTPUT "Enter item code or X to finish"
INPUT Item_Code[Order_Item]
IF Item_Code[Order_Item] <> "X"
THEN
Menu_Count ← 0
Menu_Flag ← FALSE
REPEAT
IF Menu_Code[Menu_Count] = Item_Code[Order_Item]
THEN
Menu_Place[Order_Item] ← Menu_Count
Menu_Flag ← TRUE
Total_Cost ← Total_Cost + Menu_Price[Menu_Count]
ELSE
Menu_Count ← Menu_Count + 1
ENDIF
UNTIL Menu_Flag ← TRUE
OUTPUT "How many would you like? "

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1(b) INPUT Item_Quantity[Order_Item]

Order_Item ← Order_Item + 1
ELSE
Order_Complete ← TRUE
Order_Number ← Order_Number + 1
ENDIF
UNTIL Order_Complete = TRUE
OUTPUT "Order Number ", Order_Number
Counter ← 0
WHILE Item_Code[Counter] <> "X" DO
Menu_Count ← Menu_Place[Counter]
OUTPUT Item_Code[Counter], " ", Menu_Item{Menu_Count], " ",
Price[Menu_Count], " ",Item_Quantity[Counter]
Counter ← Counter + 1
ENDWHILE
OUTPUT "Total cost of order = ", Total_Cost
Daily_Order_Code[Daily_Order_Counter] ← Order_Number
Daily_Total_Cost_of_Order[Daily_Order_Counter] ← Total_Cost

1(c) Any four from: 4

• Explanation of using an input prompt and statement to enter the percent of the takings that are profit
• Explanation of how the total takings are calculated
• Explanation of how the percentage profits are calculated (from the input value)
• Explanation of how the output is done // Explanation showing correct output statement with the daily takings, profit
and percent value used in the calculation

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1(d) 1 mark for each correct test data item and related reason for Task 3 which requires a percentage to be input (Answers 3
MUST relate to pre-release task)
e.g.

Test data: -10

Reason: To check that negative values of percentage are rejected (or can identify a loss)

Test data: 7.5

Reason: To check that normal data is accepted

Test data: 7Percent

Reason: To check that incorrect data / data types are rejected

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Question Answer Marks

Section B

2 1 mark for each correct line, maximum 5 marks 5

Term Description

Top-down design Pre-written code to include in your own program to

carry out a common task.

Structure diagram Shows the steps representing an algorithm using

various shapes of boxes.

Shows the hierarchy of the different components

Flowchart
which make up a system.

Pseudocode Shows the values of variables as you manually test

your program.

Library routine Breaks down a system into successively smaller

pieces.

Trace table Describes a program using a simplified high-level

notation.

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Question Answer Marks

3 1 mark for description 1 mark for example, e.g. 6

To test if the value input falls between a given upper bound and a given lower bound
If a month has to be input using an integer, it must be between 1 and 12 inclusive.

1 mark for description 1 mark for example, e.g.

To test if the data input is over/under a certain number of characters
An international telephone number can be no longer than 15 digits.

1 mark for description 1 mark for example, e.g.

To test if the input is of the correct data type
If the input is expecting integer(s) to be entered, it will not permit a string to be entered.

Question Answer Marks

4(a) 1 mark for each point: 3

• Expects 50 numbers to be input

• Totals the numbers as they are entered / carries out a running total
• Outputs the result after the numbers have all been entered

4(b) 1 mark for each point (max 3 marks): 3

• Correct initialisation of counter for REPEAT or WHILE loop
• Correct loop statements and counter increment
• Correct statements inside loop
• Correct statements outside loop

e.g.
Total ← 0 Accept alternative correct ranges e.g.
Count ← 1 Count ← 0
WHILE Count <= 50 DO WHILE Count < 50 DO
INPUT Num
Total ← Total + Num
Count ← Count + 1
ENDWHILE
OUTPUT Total

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4(b) Total ← 0
Count ← 0 Accept alternative correct ranges e.g.
REPEAT Count ← 1
INPUT Num
Total ← Total + Num UNTIL Count > 50
Count ← Count + 1
UNTIL Count = 50
OUTPUT Total

4(c) 1 mark for each correct point in description, e.g. 2

• Use a variable for the counter upper limit
• that is input by the user.
or
• loop using a condition control
• until condition is met

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Question Answer Marks

5(a) 2
Flag TestNum Num OUTPUT

True 7 6

1 7

<------------------- 1 Mark ----------------------> <- 1 Mark - >

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5(b) 2
Flag TestNum Num OUTPUT

True 6 5

False

<---------------- 1 Mark ------------->Å---------1 Mark ------------------- >

5(c) 1 mark for correct purpose e.g. [1]

Works out if the number entered is a prime number.

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Question Answer Marks

6(a) 2
Field Data type

PCID Text

ScreenSize Number

Type Text

Price Currency

2 marks for 4 correct data types

1 mark for 2 or 3 correct data types

6(b) 1 mark correct Fields included 4

1 mark correct Table and Show on all fields used
1 mark for correct sort, must be descending on Price
1 mark for correct criteria for the fields

Field: PCID ScreenSize RAM Type HDD(Gb) Price

Table: PCSTOCK PCSTOCK PCSTOCK PCSTOCK PCSTOCK PCSTOCK

Sort: Descending

Show: ; ; ; ; ; ;

Criteria: =”DT” >1000

or:

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